A caregiver planner designed for caregivers like me! A month or so ago, I sat in an ER trying to remember my father-in-law's health history and struggling to understand what he was trying to tell me so I could relay that information to the nurse. As I sat right beside the "No Cell Phone Use" sign, I texted and called my husband for help repeatedly because I simply didn't know all ...
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5 Ways to Overcome Anxiety
Anxiety. Now there's a word that sounds a lot like it feels, and I'm not gonna lie: I've been feeling it a lot lately. I seriously doubt I'm the only one. Gas prices. Grocery bills. COVID. Kids. In-laws. Jobs. The state of our nation and of our world. Y'all... It's too much. And some days (or maybe most days lately), I feel it physically. I find myself needing to take slow, deep ...
What’s Your Purpose? And why it matters….
Do you get bogged down by your problems and forget your purpose? I know I do! There is power in remembering our purpose... One day, right at 20 years ago, I was driving a beat-up old Peugeot up a winding hill in Nairobi, having a conversation with Henry Blackaby, the author of Experiencing God. The memory sticks in my mind for several reasons. First, I was driving ...
Lessons Learned in the Longest Year: Ask for Help
I don't really know how one begins to write a blog post after being silent for so long. After blogging for more than ten years here at MississippiMom.com, I barely managed three blog posts in the past year. And it's not because 2020. (Though let's be fair: 2020 certainly didn't help.) I've written a bit to my friends over email about the things that have been going on in our lives since ...